Law School Toolbox Team

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re talking about the Federal Rules of Evidence, and how to apply the rules of character evidence to both civil and criminal case hypos.

In this episode we discuss:

• In what cases character evidence may be admissible in court
• The difference in the rules of character evidence for civil and criminal cases
• How character evidence is presented in direct examination vs. cross examination
• Going through two hypos, from the July 2010 and February 2016 California bar exams
• Using a “Where, What, Why, Who, When, and How” framework to analyze fact patterns

Thanks for listening!

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we have another episode in our “Listen and Learn” series, where we review a substantive area of the law and apply that law to fact patterns. This time we’re looking at piercing the corporate veil, which is a commonly-tested issue in Corporations and LLC essays.

In this episode we discuss:

• What exactly is the corporate veil?
• The four situations in which a court will pierce the corporate veil and hold the shareholders personally liable
• What does it mean for a corporation to act as its shareholders’ alter ego?
• Analyzing a hypo from the February 2017 California bar exam
• Other issues that are often tested together with piercing the corporate veil
• The difference between piercing corporate and LLC veils

Thanks for listening!

[Read more…] about Podcast Episode 280: Listen and Learn — Piercing the Corporate Veil